N-Acetylglucosamine Functions in Cell Signaling by James B. Konopka

“…Pathogenic E. coli responds to GlcNAc by altering the expression of fimbriae and CURLI fibers that promote biofilm formation and GlcNAc stimulates soil bacteria to undergo changes in morphogenesis and production of antibiotics. …”
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Natural products in the treatment of diabetic foot infection by Mohsen Nazari, Leili Shokoohizadeh, Mohammad Taheri

“…We analyze the antimicrobial efficacy of these compounds, their ability to inhibit biofilm formation, and their role in wound healing. …”
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Arsenic efflux and bioremediation potential of Klebsiella oxytoca via the arsB gene. by Sana Waqar, Aamira Tariq, Ubaid Ullah, Hira Haleem, Hadiqa Aimen, Sadia Sattar, Nazish Bostan

“…The high tolerance of the isolated strain towards arsenate can be postulated due to significant increase in biofilm in response to arsenate. The bacterial strain exposed to 1/2 and 3/4 MIC showed a significant 10 and 12 folds increase in expression of the arsenite efflux gene arsB. …”
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Importance of Diversity in the Oral Microbiota including Candida Species Revealed by High-Throughput Technologies by Tamaki Cho, Jun-ichi Nagao, Rieko Imayoshi, Yoshihiko Tanaka

“…Candida species frequently colonize and develop biofilms on medical devices like dentures and catheters. …”
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Optimization of Antibacterial, Structures, and Thermal Properties of Alginate-ZrO2 Bionanocomposite by the Taguchi Method by Mohsen Safaei, Hedaiat Moradpoor, Mohammad Salmani Mobarakeh, Nima Fallahnia

“…Antibacterial efficacy against Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) biofilm was the highest when the nanocomposite was formed under the circumstances of experiment 6 (zirconia 8 mg/ml, alginate 70 mg/ml, and 40 min stirring time). …”
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Two-Component Signal Transduction System SaeRS Positively Regulates Staphylococcus epidermidis Glucose Metabolism by Qiang Lou, Yijun Qi, Yuanfang Ma, Di Qu

“…Staphylococcus epidermidis, which is a causative pathogen of nosocomial infection, expresses its virulent traits such as biofilm and autolysis regulated by two-component signal transduction system SaeRS. …”
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Antimicrobial potential and mechanism of infant feces-derived Enterococcus faecalis in inhibiting Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli by Xi Lu, Wei Sang, Lei Pan

“…E. faecalis LX25 and LX39 showed significant inhibition of ETEC growth, virulence gene (eltA and stA) expression (P < 0.05) and disrupted biofilm formation. Notably, LX39's cell-free supernatant (CFS) increased reactive oxygen species in ETEC, leading to cellular damage. …”
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ClpB chaperone as a promising target for antimicrobial therapy: A narrative review by Sachini J. Udari, Sayoka Shamodhi, Rumesh M. Nelumdeniya, Udayana Ranatunga, Nimesha N. Senadeera, Chathuranga B. Ranaweera

“…Infections caused by ESKAPE pathogens are particularly challenging due to their resistance to broad-spectrum antibiotics and biofilm formation, posing a significant global health threat as they are often multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant, and pan-drug-resistant. …”
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Why is it necessary to screen for periodontal disease in diabetic patients? by Rucsandra Elena Danciulescu Miulescu, Diana Loreta Paun, Loreta Guja, Oana Alexandra Mladin, Radu Ilinca, Iosif Cosmin Trebuian, Iuliana Gherlan

“…Periodontal diseases include gingivitis (inflammation of gingiva caused by the bacterial biofilm) and periodontitis involving loss of the supporting structures around the teeth, respectively cementum, periodontal ligament and alveolar bone. …”
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Host-Bacteria Crosstalk at the Dentogingival Junction by M. T. Pöllänen, M. A. Laine, R. Ihalin, V.-J. Uitto

“…Furthermore, not only the shift of the bacterial flora to a more pathogenic one, but also bacterial growth as a biofilm on the tooth surface, allows the bacteria to communicate with each other and exert their virulence aimed at favoring their growth. …”
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The Effect of Biofouling on Cement based Concrete Substrate: Insights from Microfouling and Macrofouling Growth by Abdi Perdanawati Rizqi, Risdanareni Puput, Setiamarga Davin H.E., Jaya Ekaputri Januarti

“…This study investigated biofouling growth on concrete substrates both microbial biofilms (microfouling) up to macrofouling and their effect on cement based concrete surface. …”
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Silver Nanoparticles in Dental Biomaterials by Juliana Mattos Corrêa, Matsuyoshi Mori, Heloísa Lajas Sanches, Adriana Dibo da Cruz, Edgard Poiate, Isis Andréa Venturini Pola Poiate

“…Hence, these nanoparticles have been applied in dentistry, in order to prevent or reduce biofilm formation over dental materials surfaces. …”
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Scaffold-enabled high-resolution cryo-EM structure determination of RNA by Daniel B. Haack, Boris Rudolfs, Shouhong Jin, Alexandra Khitun, Kevin M. Weeks, Navtej Toor

“…We demonstrate this technology by determining the structures of the 86-nucleotide (nt) thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) riboswitch aptamer domain and the recently described 210-nt raiA bacterial non-coding RNA involved in sporulation and biofilm formation. In the case of the TPP riboswitch aptamer domain, the scaffolding approach allowed visualization of the riboswitch ligand binding pocket at 2.5 Å resolution. …”
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A Case of Pacemaker Endocarditis Caused by Aerococcus urinae by Sandra Samuelsson, Charles Kennergren, Magnus Rasmussen

“…In this population, cardiac implanted electronical devices (CIED) are not uncommon, but despite the capacity of A. urinae to form biofilm in vitro, no cases of aerococcal CIED infections have been reported to date. …”
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Preparation of Ag-Metal organic frameworks-loaded Sodium Alginate Hydrogel for the treatment of periodontitis by Jinlei Wang, Ke Li, Haizhong Yuan

“…It successfully hindered the development of Escherichia coli (E.coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) by disrupting bacterial intracellular metabolism, generating ROS, compromising cell membrane integrity, and preventing biofilm formation. The Ag@MOF/Alg hydrogel displayed a characteristic interconnected three-dimensional structure, along with hydrophilic and antimicrobial effects. …”
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Influence of Gallic Acid and Thai Culinary Essential Oils on Antibacterial Activity of Nisin against Streptococcus mutans by Pimsumon Jiamboonsri, Pimpikar Kanchanadumkerng

“…The results demonstrated that kaffir lime leaf (KLL) oil, lemongrass (LG) oil, and GA showed a potent anti-S. mutans activity and inhibited biofilm formation with the possible mechanism targeted on the cell membrane. …”
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Antimicrobial proteins from oyster hemolymph improve the efficacy of conventional antibiotics. by Kate Summer, Qi Guo, Lei Liu, Bronwyn Barkla, Sarah Giles, Kirsten Benkendorff

“…HPE showed antimicrobial-biofilm inhibitory activity toward laboratory and clinical strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes at 4.4 and 24.1 μg/mL total protein, respectively. …”
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Grewia tenax-Mediated Silver Nanoparticles as Efficient Antibacterial and Antifungal Agents by Priyanka Yadav, Monisha Singhal, Sreemoyee Chatterjee, Surendra Nimesh, Nidhi Gupta

“…The inhibitory effect of silver nanoparticles on biofilm formation was also observed against these bacteria. …”
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Biosynthesis of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Using Food Origin Citrobacter freundii in Optimized Conditions by Marwa H. AlKhafaji, Raghdan H. Mohsin, Mokhtar Jawad Kadhim

“…The biosynthesized IONPs inhibited the biofilm formation of both food and clinical isolates. …”
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Candida dubliniensis breast implant infection in a lung transplant recipient by Ashley Barnes, MD, Kristen Broderick, MD, Errol Bush, MD, Jonathan Orens, MD, Melanie Marashly, CRNP, Shmuel Shoham, MD, Robin Avery, MD

“…Few cases of breast implant infection after lung transplant have been published. It is possible that biofilm created a barrier to penetration of antifungals, which were able to suppress but not eradicate infection. …”
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